Dutch reference
terugkomen
to come back; return
Irregular · 11 form tables
Dutch forms with separate jij and u rows. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I come back |
| jij | you come back |
| u | you (formal) come back |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it comes back |
| wij | we come back |
| jullie | you (plural) come back |
| zij | they come back |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I came back |
| jij | you came back |
| u | you (formal) came back |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it came back |
| wij | we came back |
| jullie | you (plural) came back |
| zij | they came back |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I came back; I have come back |
| jij | you came back; you have come back |
| u | you (formal) came back; you (formal) have come back |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it came back; he/she/it has come back |
| wij | we came back; we have come back |
| jullie | you (plural) came back; you (plural) have come back |
| zij | they came back; they have come back |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had come back |
| jij | you had come back |
| u | you (formal) had come back |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it had come back |
| wij | we had come back |
| jullie | you (plural) had come back |
| zij | they had come back |
Future (zullen)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will come back |
| jij | you will come back |
| u | you (formal) will come back |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will come back |
| wij | we will come back |
| jullie | you (plural) will come back |
| zij | they will come back |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to come back |
| jij | you are going to come back |
| u | you (formal) are going to come back |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is going to come back |
| wij | we are going to come back |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to come back |
| zij | they are going to come back |
Question (jij)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | do you come back? |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have come back |
| jij | you will have come back |
| u | you (formal) will have come back |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will have come back |
| wij | we will have come back |
| jullie | you (plural) will have come back |
| zij | they will have come back |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would come back |
| jij | you would come back |
| u | you (formal) would come back |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would come back |
| wij | we would come back |
| jullie | you (plural) would come back |
| zij | they would come back |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have come back |
| jij | you would have come back |
| u | you (formal) would have come back |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would have come back |
| wij | we would have come back |
| jullie | you (plural) would have come back |
| zij | they would have come back |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | come back! |
| u | come back! (formal) |
| jullie | come back! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
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